How to share maps, locations, and places on Google Maps with friends.

Occasionally, when using Google Maps , you'll see photos of the addresses of certain shops or companies, along with their business information and directions to that address. This is a free service from Google that allows you to create and share your own maps with others.

Share Google Maps

Therefore, today Taimienphi will guide you on how to create your own personal places and locations on Google Maps and share them with your friends. Let's follow the article below.

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Instructions on how to share Google Maps with friends.

Step 1: From any web browser on your computer, go to the following address  and click "Create new map". (Note that you need to log in to your Google account at this step.)

Step 2: The map interface will appear. Use the hand icon to click on the map to find your starting location, or type the address into the search bar as shown below.

Step 3: Click on the " + " icon next to the location you just searched for. You can customize the information such as adding color, details, photos, directions, or deleting the location if it's not the correct place for your map.

Step 4: After setting up the information for the location you want to share, click on "Untitled Layer" to add a title to the map you just created.

Step 5: You can continue saving other locations using the same method.

Step 6: If you want to draw a path on the map, you can select the zigzag icon as shown below.

Step 7: After you have refined your own map, you can preview it to check if anything else needs to be added by using the eye icon in the options column on the left.

Step 8: Sharing your custom map is quite simple. Once you see that your custom map has all the necessary information, click "Share" in the preview section. A small window will appear with options to share via Google+, Facebook, Twitter, Mail, or export the code to embed it in a website.

So, with the instructions Taimienphi has provided above, you can now easily create and share Google Maps with your friends. This is especially useful when you want to plan a trip for your friends. Additionally, you can save offline maps on Google Maps to review later when your phone loses Wi-Fi connection or runs out of data.